tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31611366686125642112024-03-14T05:00:32.682+11:00CM Simpson: Writer & GamerThis is where I write about writing, languages, literature, my books and publishing endeavours, and my academic musings. You might also catch me blogging about pokemon, or Ingress, or showing pictures of the local wildlife or places I visit, but mostly it'll be writing. If you'd like to keep up with just my writing news, and the occasional piece of Australiana please sign up for my newsletter.C.M. Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739132385834639499noreply@blogger.comBlogger2290125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161136668612564211.post-91581478366936378472024-03-14T05:00:00.001+11:002024-03-14T05:00:00.331+11:00NEW RELEASE: The Depredides DanceSome things are just not meant to be...or that's the impression Cutter gets as everything that could go wrong starts happening. The Depredides Dance picks up where the first book in the Mack 'n' Me 'n' Odyssey series leaves off, filling in the gap before the second book in that series. Cutter once again finds herself in hot water, and looking for an escape or rescue, and finding it no longerC.M. Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739132385834639499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161136668612564211.post-13083998908122234132024-02-29T05:00:00.001+11:002024-02-29T05:00:00.261+11:00NEW RELEASE: Calliope's ChallengeSome colony start-ups are rougher than others.Some start with a crashed ship and an unplanned destination...for some, as Peony discovers.Calliope's Challenge is the story of how a single mind - even if it is just an artificial one - can thwart the power of an interstellar corporation bent on underhanded business dealings...and the hostile acquisition of another company's colony.And how her C.M. Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739132385834639499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161136668612564211.post-8456524557424218022024-02-26T06:48:00.002+11:002024-02-26T07:14:23.334+11:002 FREE Titles in This Month's IASFA Cross-Genre Free & 99c SaleThis month I have TWO titles to in the IASFA's cross-genre free and 99c sale - which you can find at: https://iasfa.org/feb24.What is the IASFA, you ask?Good question. IASFA stands for the International Association of Science Fiction Authors - and includes other genres to boot. For instance, this month we're taking a walk on the wild side and blending our science fiction with our fantasy, or our C.M. Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739132385834639499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161136668612564211.post-11553084289748783212024-02-18T05:00:00.001+11:002024-02-18T05:00:00.257+11:00Available on Pre-Order: Road TripRoad Trip, April's second stand-alone urban-fantasy short story is now available on pre-order. This time, instead of colony ships and science fiction, Road Trip takes us to the crime-ridden corners of a world whereWhat's It About?In Road Trip, when a curious fairy senses a truckload of distress and goes to
investigate, she finds herself in more trouble than she could have
imagined. This story C.M. Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739132385834639499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161136668612564211.post-53375798026645554252024-02-16T10:35:00.001+11:002024-02-16T10:35:00.140+11:00Available on Pre-Order: The Depredides DanceMarch's first short story stand-alone release is now available on pre-order. Set directly after the events in Mack 'n' Me: Origins, Cutter has made a break for it, but will she want to stay clear of Mack and Odyssey at any cost? What's it About? Depredides Dance follows Cutter as she flees the events of Origins, and ends up on the world of Depredides, where she quickly becomes involved C.M. Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739132385834639499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161136668612564211.post-58961205623246773752024-02-15T20:00:00.003+11:002024-02-15T20:00:00.151+11:00NEW RELEASE: Harper's Choice!Ever stepped from the Other World and found your own had gone away?Harper has...and now she has a choice: Move forward to find a life...or... Well, it's one option, but at least it's there.Harper's Choice is the story of how she crossed to the Otherworld, and why...and what she found when she returned. You can find links to this newly released, stand-alone, science-fiction, urban fantasy short C.M. Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739132385834639499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161136668612564211.post-55971537915090244962024-02-14T05:00:00.000+11:002024-02-14T05:00:00.137+11:00Available on Pre-Order: Calliope's ChallengeThis month's second short story title is now available on pre-order. More a novella than a short story this one takes us to the stars...and to a ship and her crew grounded beneath them.What's it About?Calliope's Challenge is a science-fiction short story that explores the possibility of sentient AIs, the morals of raising and keeping them, and the somewhat curly problems of mega-corporations C.M. Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739132385834639499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161136668612564211.post-17989313544096814392024-02-12T20:00:00.000+11:002024-02-12T20:00:00.168+11:00Available on Pre-Order: Harper's ChoiceThe first of this month's short story releases is now available on pre-order. You can find the link to all its current platforms on this Books2Read page: https://books2read.com/u/bW8wZ1. What's it about?Harper's Choice is an updated version of the urban-fantasy science-fiction short story found in the Pixie-Dust Dreaming collection. It is the tale of a young woman who is rescued
by an elf, C.M. Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739132385834639499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161136668612564211.post-71772235791724192322024-02-12T19:19:00.000+11:002024-02-12T19:19:00.194+11:00Today's YouTube Releases: Valentione's Day (Final Fantasy XIV Online) & Coral Island Videos released on the Youtube Channel today, include: Coverage of the latest Final Fantasy XIV Online event: Valentione's Day. You can find it here:https://youtu.be/PLOahhkYP1k AND A day with Blaze at Fireside Farms in the latest Coral Island Episode, which can be found here:https://youtu.be/1E7GmfSjqV4 C.M. Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739132385834639499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161136668612564211.post-90613656664025720392024-02-10T21:36:00.000+11:002024-02-10T21:36:07.330+11:00FFXIV Online-The 2024 Moogle Treasure Trove 1st Hunt for Genesis–Part 01The Moogle Treasure Trove 1st Hunt for Genesis, 2024, begins, and Clear sets out to see which of her preparations will let her take part.C.M. Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739132385834639499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161136668612564211.post-937566906232579622024-02-10T20:22:00.000+11:002024-02-10T20:22:01.576+11:00January's Titles - 3 Short Stories in a Row January was a month for science fiction and fantasy, as I released my first three, stand-alone short stories:Jalaya: a science-fiction short story, updated from the version you can read in A Collection of Battle and Its Aftermath. Jalaya blends: a yearly tradition, a dance not forgotten, a planet torn by a
long-running war, and a family separated by battle and time.Hunted by an implacable C.M. Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739132385834639499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161136668612564211.post-37749383697593142232024-02-01T17:55:00.001+11:002024-02-01T17:55:40.248+11:00New Short Story Release: Earth and Lunar Dreaming, a science-fiction short storyThe stand-alone edition of the science-fiction short story, Earth and Lunar Dreaming, released TODAY, and is now available for purchase. It can be found individually at any of the platforms on this Books2Read link, and it can be found as one of the stories in: A Collection of Shifters.For those of you wondering what it's all about. Well...The Short Version:What's a wolf to do when a kid in strifeC.M. Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739132385834639499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161136668612564211.post-35491680796995634312024-01-22T13:00:00.030+11:002024-01-22T13:00:00.212+11:00Pixie-Dust Dreaming is in this month's IASFA PromotionAs
you may already know, I'm a member of the International Association of
Science Fiction and Fantasy Authors (IASFA), which supports authors of science fiction and fantasy,
regardless of where in their career, they're at.And
as you also might already know, the IASFA runs a promotion of free or
99c books every month, where they ask for a reader's first name and
email address so they can addC.M. Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739132385834639499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161136668612564211.post-376654392331814582024-01-20T05:00:00.001+11:002024-01-20T05:00:00.139+11:00What My ReamStories Subscribers Can Expect in January 2024For readers on a limited budget, I am trialing a subscriptions approach with Reamstories, with the idea that readers will be able to access an increasing portion of my current catalogue, regardless of level, and at some levels gain early access to upcoming releases, or sneak peeks at works in progress, and do so more economically than by having to purchase each individual title.'Access' means theC.M. Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739132385834639499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161136668612564211.post-67842978728102032182024-01-18T05:00:00.001+11:002024-01-18T05:00:00.142+11:00What My Patreon Supporters Can Expect in January 2024As many of you know, I have a Patreon page. This is what my patrons can expect for January 2024:Supporters at the Waving from the Docks tier:can read four poems from Another 366 Days of Poetry, scheduled for release later this year,can read four pieces of flash fiction from Another 366 Days of Flash Fiction, scheduled for release later this year, andcan download the novella-length short story, C.M. Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739132385834639499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161136668612564211.post-28891734778395538702024-01-17T11:30:00.036+11:002024-01-17T11:30:00.138+11:00New Release: The Lost Kings, a fantasy short storyThe stand-alone edition of the novelette, The Lost Kings, released TODAY, and is now available for purchase. It can be found individually at any of the platforms on this Books2Read link, and it can be found as one of the stories in: A Collection of Battle and its Aftermath.For those of you wondering what it's all about. Well...The Short Version:It's about secrets, intrigue and family in the C.M. Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739132385834639499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161136668612564211.post-51252610111041216752024-01-16T05:00:00.000+11:002024-01-16T05:00:00.132+11:00WiP - Another 366 Days of Flash Fiction: The Duality of BellsToday's flash fiction is an experiment in 6-word story-telling, to be found in the up-coming Another 366 Days of Flash Fiction.The Duality of Bells Bells ring for battle...then farewell. C.M. Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739132385834639499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161136668612564211.post-18668648611160856802024-01-15T17:51:00.007+11:002024-01-15T18:15:24.523+11:00Fan Pricing for the 8-Book Magic Below Paris Boxed SetFollowing last week's Wild Wednesday sale, my publisher has decided to include the 8-Book Magic Below Paris in its Fan Pricing sale this week. You can find it, and the other books listed below at the following links. Here's to hoping you'll find something to enjoy inside in the warm while the weather does its thing outside:Diplomat's Apprentice: https://books2read.com/FB-Diplomats-ApprenticeMagicC.M. Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739132385834639499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161136668612564211.post-8847102530471907942024-01-14T05:00:00.000+11:002024-01-14T05:00:00.144+11:00WiP - Another 366 Days of Poetry: Of Sailing Ships and Starships From the current WiP, we have this - a contemplation of shipping evolution. Of Sailing Ships and Starships<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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C.M. Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739132385834639499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161136668612564211.post-45829425545228818462024-01-12T05:00:00.063+11:002024-01-12T05:00:00.251+11:00New Short Story Release: Jalaya, a short story of conflict, family, and dutyThe stand-alone edition of the novelette, Jalaya, released on January 7, 2024, and is now available for purchase. It can be found individually at any of the platforms on this Books2Read link, and it can be found as one of the stories in: A Collection of Battle and its Aftermath.For those of you wondering what it's all about. Well...The Short Version:It's about family, duty, love and war, and the C.M. Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739132385834639499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161136668612564211.post-33975384092618159202024-01-10T21:36:00.003+11:002024-01-10T21:49:51.095+11:00The 8-Book Boxed Set of Magic Below Paris is 0.99c US in this week's Wild Wednesday Sale - JANUARY 10, 2024 (ET) ONLYAnother Wild Wednesday is upon us, and by the looks of it many of us are dealing with cold and snow...or rain and hail, depending on where in the world you are. Luckily, I'm inside, nice and warm and just watching the weather go by, SO, if you're looking for books to read inside where it's warm and dry, check these out. You never know. If you've already read the Magic Below Paris series (8-book C.M. Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739132385834639499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161136668612564211.post-33023056357561139772024-01-10T05:00:00.001+11:002024-01-10T05:00:00.135+11:00WiP - Another 366 Days of Flash Fiction: Complications in a New BeginningThe first piece of flash for the year comes from the upcoming Another 366 Days of Flash Fiction.<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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C.M. Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739132385834639499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161136668612564211.post-25261900719594720512024-01-08T09:38:00.000+11:002024-01-08T09:38:09.384+11:00WiP - Another 366 Days of Poetry: To Those Who've Gone BeforeThe start of the year can be bitter sweet, as we move into a new year without some of the people we shared the years previous with...and so we remember them.This poem is the first in the upcoming collection, Another 366 Days of Poetry. <!--[if gte mso 9]>
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C.M. Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739132385834639499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161136668612564211.post-11682248719346603382024-01-04T09:06:00.004+11:002024-01-04T09:06:34.836+11:00Today's Music to Write To: Mono Inc: Children of the DarkJust dropping in to share the music I'm writing to, right now. I can't share the first words, today, as they're work for hire, but I am enjoying the tune and the beat to write to.Have a great day, today, wherever and whenever in the world you are - and thank you, Mono, for keeping me company as I work.C.M. Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739132385834639499noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3161136668612564211.post-33295949268634123492023-12-28T18:35:00.001+11:002023-12-28T18:35:10.101+11:00Power Wash Simulator: Clean Santa’s Workshop – Part 02Last one for the day! Santa's workshop is a mess. It started out a mess, but it is less of a mess than before.C.M. Simpsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11739132385834639499noreply@blogger.com0